William Read Woodfield nació el 21 de enero de 1928 en San Francisco, California, Estados Unidos. Murió el 24 de noviembre de 2001 en Los Ángeles, California, EE.UU..
Woodfield formed a writing partnership with Allan Balter during
production of Viaje al fondo del mar (1964). They wrote an early episode of Misión Imposible (1966) and quickly got more work and became script consultants. By the third season of the show, they were elevated to producers. However, they clashed with executive producer Bruce Geller and left the show at its peak of popularity.
